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The Jerk (1979) 7.1
A complete imbecile struggles to make it through life on his own, until a strange invention makes him unbelievably wealthy. Director:Carl Reiner |
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Cast
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| Steve Martin | ... |
Navin /
Cat Juggler
(as Pig Eye Jackson also)
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| Bernadette Peters | ... |
Marie
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| Mabel King | ... |
Mother
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Richard Ward | ... |
Father
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Taj
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| M. Emmet Walsh | ... | ||
| Dick O'Neill | ... |
Frosty
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| Maurice Evans | ... |
Hobart
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Helena Carroll | ... |
Hester
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| Renn Woods | ... |
Elvira
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| Pepe Serna | ... |
Punk #1
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Sonny Terry | ... |
Blues Singer
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Brownie McGhee | ... |
Blues Singer
(as Brownie McGee)
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Plot Summary
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
Navin is an idiot. He grew up in Mississippi as adopted son of a black family but on his 18th birthday he feels he wants to discover the rest of the world and sets out to St. Louis. There everyone exploits his naivety, but then a simple invention brings him a fortune. Written by Tom Zoerner <Tom.Zoerner@informatik.uni-erlangen.de>
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He was a poor black sharecropper's son who never dreamed he was adopted. See more »Genres:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
14 December 1979 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Easy Money See more »Company Credits
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Navin R. Johnson: Huh? I am *not* a bum. I'm a jerk. I once had wealth, power, and the love of a beautiful woman. Now I only have two things: my friends, and... uh... my thermos. Huh? My story? Okay. It was never easy for me. I was born a poor black child. I remember the days, sittin' on the porch with my family, singin' and dancin' down in Mississippi...
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Sung by Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee (as Brownie McGee)
Words and Music by Leadbelly (as Huddie Ledbetter)
Collected and Adapted by John A. Lomax and Alan Lomax
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Did You Know?
Trivia
When Marie is applying the face mask treatment to the older gentleman, she mentions that it will make the customer look years younger. At that moment his wife exclaims, "ahlevai," which means "I wish" in Hebrew. See more »Goofs
When the family is sitting around the table for Navin's (Steve Martin) birthday, the family congratulates him and his brother says "That's great Steve!" See more »Quotes
[first lines]Navin R. Johnson: Huh? I am *not* a bum. I'm a jerk. I once had wealth, power, and the love of a beautiful woman. Now I only have two things: my friends, and... uh... my thermos. Huh? My story? Okay. It was never easy for me. I was born a poor black child. I remember the days, sittin' on the porch with my family, singin' and dancin' down in Mississippi...
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Crazy Credits
Pig Eye Jackson - Cat Juggler (Steve Martin) See more »Soundtracks
"Pick A Bale Of Cotton"Sung by Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee (as Brownie McGee)
Words and Music by Leadbelly (as Huddie Ledbetter)
Collected and Adapted by John A. Lomax and Alan Lomax
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Why is the rating for "The Jerk" so low? Every comment said that this movie was hilarious! Hey, anyone out there who gave "The Jerk" a low rating, come write a comment! I don't even know what's not to like about this movie. The script is extremely funny. The naive, ambitious Navin Johnson is the role that Steve Martin was born to play. This is one of the funniest movies ever (any fans of my comments know that I say that often, but I really mean it!).
P.S. If you're a worried parent wondering if this movie is okay for your child to see, let him / her see it. It's actually pretty tame. I couldn't tell what made it an R-rated movie.